Not to ding you for your age but that might have something to do with it. I play with a gentleman who is in his mid 70's and he simply can't draw the ball that far anymore, there is no doubt he could do it years ago, but now he just simply doesn't have the stroke.
And to practice long draws like that I start with the CB ball closer to the OB, maybe a foot, but try to draw it in increasing length's until I have a good stroke, i.e. draw it 1', then 2', then 3' etc. until you're at max draw then start getting distance between the CB and OB. Somewhere there is a correlation between the two.
and the object ball is 5 feet or more
sometimes I look at the cue ball last in practice to see the place I hit
the cue ball,this improves my draw english but I don't trust the method to make the object ball
I must be doing something funny in my stroke but i have no idea what
I always hit draw better if i watch the cue ball to see where i am hitting it
not only do i hit better draw but I feel like I am stroking the ball much better
I have only one thing on my mind hitting the cue ball low low and stroking through the shot,then getting out of the way before the cue ball passes my way
Agreed, but sometimes you're put in position that leaves you no option and that's why we practice these shots, which I'm assuming deanoc is doing - practicing?
Try not to play position where you have to draw back when the balls are 5 feet apart.
If you keep even a little angle you can spin your rock back. Looks like a draw, but not really a draw. Low outside...draws to the rail and reverses back.
Or...use find the angle to use running English.
Drawing your rock when the distance between two balls is further and further is always tougher.
And...some shots require looking at the cue ball last. I've found that on the break shot, on jump shots, and on some longer shots that you describe I will look at the cue ball last.
Good luck.
Meh, she over drew it, no control
EDIT: I just remember I saw Earl in a match with Efren (I think it was Efren and I think it was a farewell match) and Efren left earl with the CB close to the top left corner and the OB in the bottom right. Earl walks up and says something like "You left me my favorite shot" and proceeds to jack up and shoot full table and draw it perfectly straight back to just about where the CB started. He's old and crazy but man he can stroke it sometimes. I'll try to find it.
Just copy whatever she is doing....
https://youtu.be/IGkQE3EDUNU
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